With so many big-time players entering the portal, what is the best approach to choosing a school as a HS recruit??
They have some tough decisions ahead. If they are not the cream of the crop and ready to step into a rotation out of HS, they could languish on the bench for three years before actually developing to the point of getting to play at a top 25 program. UConn comes to mind as having had their share of players who hardly saw the court over a four year span....and we know all their recruits are highly touted (could get minutes at other schools).
With the portal, and coaches choosing to lean on it annually to build their rosters to compete now, HS recruits who need development may need to think of going to a program where they can actually play and develop. They likely could then become the sought after names in the portal. I think Brenda's Frosh at Md. and Walz's at Louisville see the writing on the wall that their opportunity to play is likely going to be filled with portal transfers.
it's almost like choosing between the honor of being brought up to the Varsity solely but being glued to the bench because you're not ready yet, vs the opportunity to play JV until you are actually ready for Varsity. I wanna play. I'm going the JV route.